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The collections contain vintage toys, many of which are no longer sold in stores.

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Mark your calendars for October 15, 2019.

A visitor photographs 'Mural' by Jackson Pollock.

Brush up on these tips before your next museum outing.

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The famous museum keeps millions of items from public view, including a 17-foot long beard and a combat vest made for pigeons.

One guest-submitted photo of museum artifacts.

Up to 20 million artifacts were lost.

A Mexican fireleg tarantula

Including one of the most dangerous spiders in the world.

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Zoom in on every detail of Leonardo da Vinci's sketches in Codex Forster I, which is now available online.

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In New Orleans, you don't have to leave your neighborhood to engage with great art.

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The initiative turns digitized museum collections into classroom exhibits.

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The world's most iconic art museum opened 225 years ago today.

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The circus was an early opportunity for women and people of color to buck off the restrictive roles assigned by Victorian society.

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Deck yourself out from head to toe in the iconic artist’s most revered works.

Museum of the City of New York

From a gender-bending actress to 'The Witch of Wall Street.'

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Participating locations include the MoMA, the Met, and the Guggenheim.

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From Wakanda to Washington, D.C.

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It's the artist's largest mural in Europe, but it has been obscured by weatherboarding for decades.